MG ditches industry-leading warranty: Chinese brand walks back unconditional terms of its 10-year new car warranty, putting it behind Nissan as the new benchmark guarantee

MG has walked back a key element of its industry-leading new car warranty.

Less than a year after the Chinese brand announced its unconditional 10-year/250,000km new car warranty, it has changed the terms.

Owners of new MGs will now have to service their vehicles at a MG dealership to be eligible for the 10-year guarantee. Previously, owners had the freedom to service their vehicles wherever they chose.

If owners don’t service their vehicles at an official dealership, then the warranty reverts to a seven-year/unlimited-kilometre time period.

This move puts MG behind Nissan as the benchmark new car warranty with the Japanese brand's superior conditional 10 year/300,000km terms, but ahead of Mitsubishi’s 10 year/200,000km guarantee.

Customers who use their MG for commercial purposes, such as a fleet vehicle, will find the warranty is capped at seven years/160,000km.

Shorter warranty for fleet vehicles is not uncommon.

MG’s coming debut U9 dual-cab ute, misses out on the 10-year warranty, too.

It makes do with a standard five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty that jumps to seven years/200,000km if serviced with MG.

That puts it behind the Kia Tasman (seven years/unlimited km), JAC T9  (seven years/unlimited km), Mitsubishi Triton (10 year/200,000km) and Nissan Navara (10 year/300,000km).

If the U9 is used as a fleet vehicle, it is only covered for a five-year/160,000km period.

MG’s Head of Aftersales,  Kenneth Lu, painted this as a positive for the brand.

“At MG, we know that our customers value confidence, high quality, care and flexibility,” he said.

“Our new FY26 warranty program reflects our commitment to supporting owners at every stage of their journey, from the first drive to long-term ownership, with greater choice and enduring value.”